Massachusetts S825 requires auto insurance damage appraisers to notify owners if their vehicle no longer meets safety or emissions standards.

Massachusetts S825 mandates that licensed auto insurance damage appraisers inform the owners of damaged motor vehicles if the vehicle may no longer meet safety or emissions standards. The appraiser must provide a notice in a format prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles, directing the owner to repair the vehicle to meet these standards and obtain a new certificate of inspection. The registrar of motor vehicles will issue guidelines on safety and emissions items requiring such notices and publish them in the Massachusetts Register.

Massachusetts S825 requires auto insurance damage appraisers to notify owners if their vehicle no longer meets safety or emissions standards.

Massachusetts S825 mandates that licensed auto insurance damage appraisers inform the owners of damaged motor vehicles if the vehicle may no longer meet safety or emissions standards. The appraiser must provide a notice in a format prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles, directing the owner to repair the vehicle to meet these standards and obtain a new certificate of inspection. The registrar of motor vehicles will issue guidelines on safety and emissions items requiring such notices and publish them in the Massachusetts Register.